The dark side of The Lion City is explored in a thrilling anthology
that gives "plenty of new and unfamiliar voices a chance to shine" (San
Francisco Book Review).
The island city-state of Singapore harbors unique customs and traditions
largely unknown to the West. A booming economy and embrace of conformity
overshadow its gambling dens, red-light districts, and a collective
passion for ghostly and gory tales.
Now, in Singapore Noir, some of its best contemporary authors delve
into its seedy side, including three winners of the Singapore Literature
Prize: Simon Tay (writing as Donald Tee Quee Ho), Colin Cheong, and
Suchen Christine Lim, whose contribution was named a finalist for the
Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award for Best P.I. Short Story.
Eleven more tales showcase the talents of Colin Goh, Philip Jeyaretnam,
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Monica Bhide, S.J. Rozan, Lawrence Osborne, Ovidia
Yu, Damon Chua, Johann S. Lee, Dave Chua, and Nury Vittachi.
"Singapore, with its great wealth and great poverty existing amid
ethnic, linguistic, and cultural tensions, offers fertile ground for
bleak fiction.... Tan has assembled a strong lineup of Singapore natives
and knowledgeable visitors for this volume exploring the dark side of a
fascinating country."--Publishers Weekly
